~* The Mouse *~

Yesterday night we were at my brother's room. My brother was doing something on his computer. As usual, YJ cannot sit still and watch. He grab the mouse and mouse pad and try to click on it. After a while, we try to take away the mouse pad so he can stop but he ended up fighting with us for the mouse pad because he don't want to use the mouse without the mouse pad. I was wondering, how does YJ know that the mouse need to have a mouse pad in order to function :D When he was playing with the mouse, surprisingly, the mouse never goes out from the mouse pad :D

~* Back in BP *~

I'm back in BP because my hubby is travelling. Hope is able to stay till mid Nov. Good to be back home to be pampered by my parents :p :) Especially now with YJ, it is good that there is a few more people to entertain him. He is now too energetic. YJ does not walk yet. My dad is so eager for him to walk and asked my mom to get him awalker. The main problem now is, he doesn't even want to get into the walker :D He is shouting so loud when we try to put him in. Ya. Now, YJ will shout if there's anything that he doesn't like. Bathing him now is like a war. Recently, he will shout each time we try to wash his hair. It is a nightmare when he cry and shout while washing hair. And when we tried to put on clothes for him, he roll on the bed so fast that it is hard to catch him. My mom said this is because I ate too much prawn and crab :D 

~* My Late Grandma *~

I read one of the post of this blogger about her grandma and made me think of my late beloved grandma (my mom's mom). She passed away the same year when I got married (actually it is less than a month after I got married). Each time when I think of her, I still feel pain in my heart and really miss her so much. 

My late grandma took care of me since I was born. I can say I spend more time with her than my mom. Even when I move to BP, she followed us there and took care of me and my brother until I am 15yo. When I was in college, I stayed with her again. She was such a loving grandma and her sudden death is really a big blow to us. Really wish she is still here where I can hold her and "sa jiao" with her :)

~* 小宝贝 First Long Haul Trip *~

So excited. We will be going to Australia for 3-week in December. My cousin is graduating in December, so we follow my aunt there and have a bit of tour (Adelaide - Melbourne - Sydney - Adelaide). My mom will join us later. I know it could be a hassle bringing 小宝贝 there. But a free and easy holiday should be fine I think. "fingers crossed" :)

I am now busy planning what to bring especially 小宝贝 milk powder. I am not sure whether I can bring in milk powder as the custom clearance in AU is very strict. I have persoanlly seen once that the officer throw away the milk powder as milk product is not allowed to be brought in to the country. Need to check this with the embassy also. Not plannig to buy new clothes here if it is not enough or not fit anymore. It will be fun shopping for 小宝贝 in AU ;) When come to anything for 小宝贝, I am very paranoid. Told my mom that I wanted to bring rice also :p Being scolded by her. So this idea was dropped. 

I am now counting the days ............

~* 小宝贝 's Little Aunt Bday *~

小宝贝 's little aunt (which was one day older than him) celebrated her bday last Sunday @ A&W. Love her soft pink bday cake :)

The highlight of the evening was the appearance of the big bear.

小宝贝 happily play with the bear but I think he dreamt of it in the middle of the night and cried out so loud for about 10mins. And the next morning, we showed him the pic of the bear and he quickly brushed it away :D

~* 小宝贝 1st Bday *~

Today we celebrated 小宝贝 1st bday with both side of the families :) Nothing fancy just Chinese dim sum buffet. HL was helping with the pics and I don't have it with me now. I only have the bday cake pic. 

Love the 3 toy cars on top of the cake. They are the 3 toy cars that 小宝贝 normally play with and the sugary toy cars are more expensive than the real one. I keep them in the fridge now for memory :p

~* 小宝贝 @ 11.5-Mth *~

小宝贝 looks mature for 11.5mths hor? Real cheeky now. I think his first word is not mommy nor daddy. It is Jack. Each time we show him The Jack & Jill book, he wil say "Jak , Jak, Jak" :D I am so envy of Jak :D

~* The First 2-day *~

Tired. Was really tired even though I am at home :p 
First, my maid has left. Second, the part time maid I have send back to help my in laws because their new maid has ran away this morning :( I have to admit that I am not a good mother. I have never wash the milk bottles. I only supervise :p Sounds like my previous post - Project Manager :D Yesterday was the first time I washed all the bottles. Feel so "cacat" :p And I have also never bath my son alone. Even though with my mum's help, still stress because my son  cannot stop moving. 
A lot of things on the mind need to be done ... boil the water, wash clothes, keep the house clean, etc. Definitely need to go out on the weekend :p Things will be better once I familiarise with all the housework, I hope :)

~* Our Weekend Activies *~

On Saturday, it's the birthday party for 小宝贝 2 counsins. While waiting for the party to start, the cousins surrounded 小宝贝 while he was having his dinner and one of the cousin played Baby Alive by feeding him :D

Before the end fo the party, "ye ye" and "nai nai" let 小宝贝 practise cake cutting :D

On Sunday, we went to Floria @ Putrajaya. Overall rating on a scale of 1 to 10, I will rate 5 (don't want to fail it basically :p). I didn't go around much as it is crowded and 小宝贝 made so much noice as it is warm. So we went to the lake side to wait for my mom and aunt while I enjoy some KFC :) Here are some pictures.

I have prepared 小宝贝 for the hot weather - singlet, cotton pants, cooling socks and a portable fan :p

But I think the event was just too boring for him :D

My favourite at the event was this ...

There could be nicer flower arrangements. But as I only see part of the show, this is what I found interesting :D

小宝贝 little aunt join us later at the lake side :)

 

They are born just one day apart. How good if they are twins :) I don't have to worry about another sibling for 小宝贝:p

~* 小宝贝 @ 10-Mth *~

小宝贝 is officially 10-mth now :) Time passed real fast. He loves to climb up and down. Once he woke up, the first thing he does is the climb up and call me :D His daddy played a lot with him. Each time 小宝贝 see him, 小宝贝 can't wait for him to carry. 小宝贝 will scream/shout if his daddy pass by him and ignore him :D

~* Expensive Potty *~

What do you think of this potty?

Picture Source: http://www.safety1st.com

Should I get it? It cost almost RM200 :p

~* Half Day Trip *~

I was back in Batu Pahat for a few days last week. Mentioned about UK Farm to my parents. My dad was so kind to bring us there on Friday amid his buzy schedule. 

 小宝贝 was all ready for the trip :)

My dad was not quite sure about the place and we end up in another farm (Alita) in Yong Peng :D We did some tour around the small farm to understand the goat milk process.

The goats are from New Zealand. The grass they eat is from US and they only drink filtered water. The barn is also equipped with big fans so that it is cooling. And there is no strong smell in the barn. 

This is where the goats drink water from. It is all automatic. Once the goat put their head down, the water will flow out automatically. Cool!

The milk extracting area and packing room. They will extract the goat milk in the morning and evening. If you go at the right time, you will be able to experience the process.

The red shirt guy is our guide. He brought the technology of goat farming from Taiwan.

We were given some goat's milk to try at the end of the trip. To my surprise, it taste so good. No "goat" smell at all.

After the visit of Alita farm, we con't our journey to UK farm in Kluang (between Ayer Hitam and Kluang).

Once we turned in from the main road, the 6km journey to UK farm is all in red sand.

Can you see how dirty it is my car after the 6km journey?

The farm is not fully develop yet. It just opened in April.

Only limited activities at the farm.

1. Feeding the baby goats

2. Visit the goat barn

3. Ostrich park (but only 4 ostrich available :D)

4. Passion fruit

Accommodation is available. Either camp or stay in their chalet (only 9 chalets available).

For a city girl like me, this is consider quite good for some outing once a while. I really hope they will develop well (ie more activities) in the near future. It is good for a short getaway from the buzy city life :)

~* Regular Customer *~

Today I am so glad that someone recognized me as a regular customer :p
I went out during lunch hour to pick-up my car from the service centre. When I was coming back to MV, the jam started once I turned into the MV junction. The electronic board showed all car parks level were full and I made no hesitation to use valet parking at The Gardens (actually I will use valet park if I go out during lunch hour). The way towards The Gardens main entrance was also jam :( and when I reached the main entrance, valet park is full. How?  I need to go back to work and all car parks are full. Then, I saw this lady that I usually deal with when at valet park. I called her and asked her whether she can help :) She recognized me and without hesitation, she help to park my car :) So glad. Or else, I will need to stuck in the jam or wait in the car park for a parking space.

~* Sweet Mini Jelly *~

Source: http://www.melissaaustralia.com.au 

~* 小宝贝 @ 9-Mth with New Hair Cut *~

Brought 小宝贝 for a hair cut on Saturday. When our car stopped in front of the shop, he already making noise. Once we stepped in the shop, he starting crying :( He was crying the whole 5-min :( The Indian barber also shaked head when he saw us :D Amazingly, 小宝贝 stopped crying once we stepped out the shop :D

~* A Decision Made *~

I have made a tough decision after months of consideration and have handed in the letter today. Yes. I have officially tendered my resignation and will be a full time babysitter to my son :) I hope I have made a right decision (this has been always a reminder from my hubby :D). The first thing that I need to learn is to spend less :p

So ... anyone who is on leave, feel free to call me for tea but with my baby tag along la :D

~* Future Mountain Climber :D *~

~* 小宝贝 @ Almost 9-Mth *~

Finally got a new car seat for 小宝贝. The old car seat is a bit too small for 小宝贝. He is so happy when he first sit on it as it is higher and can see more things :) And this new Concord car seat can recline to an almost sleeping position which I like. 小宝贝 can sleep better :)

For me, I was a bit emotional yesterday when I wrap up and keep the old car seat. My baby has grown so fast :) Now, he also doesn't like to be carried to go to sleep. I feel a bit lost also. Love hugging close to my baby :)

~* Our Saturday Outing *~

On Saturday, suppose to meet Jane but was cancelled. So, I decided to go to Pavilion.

For lunch, I had bak kut teh. Yes. There is a bak kut teh restaurant in Pavilion and it's originated from Klang. The food was quite ok but the soup was a bit salty. Price was a bit high but with 小宝贝, I can't go to the traditional bak kut teh shop. I like it there as it is spacious and clean as well as it is air conditioned. 

After lunch, as we walked towards the lift, we had some free ice cream as this ice cream parlour was offering free ice cream for its opening. I took the strawberry flavor. Yummy. Think I will go back there again.

We had some walk in Pavilion and before we leave, we dropped by Chicco to get 小宝贝 a toy car.

小宝贝 tried on his new car around Pavilion :)

~* Nursery Rhythm *~

Do you still remember any nursery rhythm? Before I had 小宝贝, the nursery rhythm I know is only Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Now, I am no better as I know less than 10. 小宝贝 loves to hear music when he goes to sleep and it has to be live also :D Even with the CD on, he will want us to sing for him. He wants to choose song as well. Those that he don't want to hear, he will make sound until we sing the right song :D Lately, my aunt sing him a new song - Do Re Mi and he loves it. So, now, the mommy has to learn this song :D

Doe- a deer, a female deer
Ray- a drop of golden sun
Me- a name i call myself
Far- a long long way to run
Sew- a needle pulling thread
La- a note to follow so
Tea- a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to do oh oh oh

~* Playground *~

How I wish my house is big enough to have a playground for 小宝贝 :)

Picture Source: Littletikes.com